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England won that in spite of Morgan’s captaincy. At 103-6 the game was virtually up but he just gave the batsman easy singles with defensive fields and took his slip out when one more wicket would have killed the game.

England won that in spite of Morganís captaincy. At 103-6 the game was virtually up but he just gave the batsman easy singles with defensive fields and took his slip out when one more wicket would have killed the game.

I think the problem is they have to give a soft signal. There's no way the umpire could see it, and as Roy didn't really claim the catch, they had to give the benefit of the doubt to the batsman. The third umpire then didn't really have enough certainty to overturn the decision. If they didn't have to give a soft signal and just sent it upstairs like they used to, it may have been out.

I think the problem is they have to give a soft signal. There's no way the umpire could see it, and as Roy didn't really claim the catch, they had to give the benefit of the doubt to the batsman. The third umpire then didn't really have enough certainty to overturn the decision. If they didn't have to give a soft signal and just sent it upstairs like they used to, it may have been out.

Under the older system there were plenty of examples of clear catches not given. The lesson here is for the fielder to come up jumping for joy because then the soft signal will probably be "out".

So no place for good sportsmanship anymore then? Surely the fielder has the best idea of whether they took a fair catch, moreso than the pundits on radio or television. ...

You'd think so. Even if the fielder gets it wrong sometimes, the official adjudication system seems to get it wrong routinely, and is now a bad joke. The players should take the matter into their own hands: the batsman should ask the fielder, and then walk if he says he thinks he caught it.